Our New Life in the Country: Bye Bye........and Thank You.

Thursday, 6 May 2010

Bye Bye........and Thank You.

My hard working eldest son has just set off for his journey up the motorway after a few days of hard labour. Unfortunately, like his mother, he is camera phobic and more used to being the one taking the photos, usually of his lovely children and trucks, so getting a shot of him working was not an easy task.

I only got the one above because he had his visor down and his ear protectors on (he was strimming) and didn't hear me coming. He has worked really hard all the time he was here and helped us enormously, because of this we are ready for this weekend, when we will be finishing off Bettys' new enclosure.

She now has to make ready for her imminent arrivals (due on the 18th May). Seemingly she has to build a nest, similar to a swans nest, so today I am off around the farm gathering suitably soft twigs, undergrowth and soft bits to leave haphazardly in her new enclosure so she can go round gathering them in, therefore getting the impression it's all her own work.

And this is the best shot I took yesterday (no offence Simon) but hard to resist such lovely little bottoms while their owners are hard at work devouring their dinner.

Thank you Simon for all your help.

Sue xx

6 comments:

MrsP6 May 2010 at 11:49
Hi Sue- I could do with a Simon! Could you send him round with his strimmer?? Gorgeous bottoms though (the piglets that is...) I better go before I say something I shouldn't
Jx
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Sandies' Patch6 May 2010 at 11:54
Well done Simon!
The piggy bottoms are cute, I bet their little tails were wagging!

Sandie xx
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Donna -Little Tiny Stitches6 May 2010 at 13:48
Aaaaww, both photos are lovely...The second one would make a good calender photo don't you think?..Umm, have you added herbs to the list of edibles from your garden?...or is it lettuce? I know you've added something.. :0)
Can't wait to see Betty in her new pen, and the piglets...OOOooohhh I can just imagine them now:)
Donna x
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Helen6 May 2010 at 15:46
Oh, yes ... the pig bottom photo is worthy of framing.
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Sue6 May 2010 at 16:53
Donna.....I added herbs. We are now eating our own Curly Leafed Parsley, Flat Leaf Parsley, Apple Mint and Basil, soon to be followed by Coriander. Thanks for noticing.

I have lots more piggy bottom photos,they always seem to be facing the wrong way...they do have very pretty faces too!!

Sue xx
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BadPenny6 May 2010 at 21:16
sweet little bottoms... and very sweet that they make a nest - I didn't know that.
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This was my Blog, just me writing about our day to day life learning all about and then living the smallholding life. First we started on a farm in Oxfordshire, then we moved to a smaller place in Berkshire (both in England) and then we found a place of our very own at the bottom of a hillside in North Wales. Along for the ride were all our various animals, and we ended up with just our dogs, Suky and Mavis, our cat Ginger .... who secretly thinks he's one of the canine gang, a sheep called Ethel who wandered in off the road and stayed... and a roving band of egg laying chickens that live cheek by jowl with the local wildlife.

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It was simply the wild and wacky ramblings of a 50 something townie turned country girl called Sue, who lost her heart to a sailor and started a new life in the country .... many years ago. On a path that took us from Cumbria to Oxfordshire, to Berkshire and then we found our home at the bottom of a wet and windy Welsh hillside by a busy main road.

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Sue xx

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